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Former MSc Technology Entrepreneurship student receives $2 million investment

10 May 2012

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As recently reported in City A.M. magazine and the London Evening Standard, former MSc Technology Entrepreneurship student Zain Jaffer has raised £1.2 million in funding from internet giants such as Google and AOL for his company Vungle, whichcreates video trailers for mobile phone apps. Zain began work on his start-up company whilst studying for his MSc and Management Science and Innovation department sponsored the £9,000 cost when he was selected as a candidate for Singularity University, an exclusive programme run at NASA's Research Park in Silicon Valley.